Thursday, July 14, 2016

San Jose Trump rally attendees sue San Jose Mayor and police chief for enabling violent attacks against them, for forcing defenseless ralliers to walk a particular route lined by violent mob waiting for them after the rally-Santa Cruz Sentinel

Liccardo, a backer of Hillary Clinton, also was accused of
ordering officers to stand down as Trump supporters were being attacked,
a claim Police Chief Eddie Garcia has called “absurd.” Liccardo, he
added, called him the night of the rally, but didn’t tell him how to
handle the event.......... San Jose police have since arrested 20 people for
alleged assaults and vandalism outside the rally. They’re looking for
two more identified suspects. They were 24 reported victims.Liccardo was not immediately available Wednesday for comment on the lawsuit........... Dhillon
said her clients shouldn’t have felt their lives were at risk during a
political event, or that their rights are “somehow less important just
because they happen to be different than those of the mayor and/or the
chief of police.”....... The plaintiffs are seeking compensation and
injunctive relief for injuries they suffered during the rally and for
alleged violations of their constitutional rights....... City Attorney Rick Doyle said Thursday the city hasn’t yet been served with the lawsuit. “I really can’t comment until we have a chance to review it,”
Doyle said. “But from what I know, the police did everything they
could.”...... The lawsuit also named a handful of individual rioters and 38 unknown rioters, who are being called “Doe” defendants."Image caption: "Protestors surround a Trump supporter on S. Almaden Blvd. outside San
Jose Convention Centeras Presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a
rally in San Jose Thursday [June 2, 2016].
Patrick Tehan — Bay Area News Group"